Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, is known for his ability to crack up the crowd during news conferences with his quick wit. Rohit addressed a press conference the day before India's Asia Cup 2022 match against Pakistan and was questioned about India's opening lineup for the eagerly anticipated match. India has recently experimented with players like Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav at the top of the order, while Rohit Sharma has historically been Virat Kohli's opening partner.
But the competition also sees the outstanding batsman KL Rahul, the vice-captain, return to the Indian T20I team after recovering from COVID-19 and his injuries. Rahul joined the team in the UAE for the Asia Cup and participated in the three ODIs against Zimbabwe. Rohit had a brilliant answer when asked who will open with him against Pakistan.
In a hilarious comeback, drawing laughs, he said, "You can see yourselves after the toss tomorrow. Let us also keep some secrets,". However, he continued by outlining the reasoning behind their experiments at the top of the order.
"See, our team has decided, we have decided to try some things. Some things will work, some won't. But there is no harm in trying. Only after trying do you get answers. If you don't try, then you won't get answers," Rohit said.
"So whenever we get the opportunity, we definitely try some new combinations. But as far as team combinations are concerned, as I said you'll only find out tomorrow. But our team has decided that we will keep trying new things. And if in that process, we face some difficulties, we still don't have a problem with that," he continued.
"Because we have decided that we will try some things. We have spoken about this as a group. And we have to not have fear while experimenting. We will keep trying to find new answers, that can happen through a lot off things -- batting combinations, bowling combinations. We have got quite a few answers in the last 8-10 months. So this effort will be ongoing. When the World Cup comes around, we will decide what we have to do," he said.
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